Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Kidney Walk 2011

It’s that time again!  Actually, it’s PAST that time…we’re usually deep into getting our team together and raising money by now, but I think we have a pretty good excuse for getting a late start, right?!  With that said, who’s joining/donating to support Team Ryder this year??  Everyone…right?!  We’ve got to get a move on!

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This is our THIRD year participating in the National Kidney Foundations Kidney Walk and you all know how near and dear this foundation is to us.  Each year our team gets a little bigger and we are able to raise a little more money, so I’m really excited to see what we can do this year! 

Each year that passes is a year further away from all of the complications we faced with Ryder’s kidneys.  Another year we get to cherish with our sweet boy, not even being able to imagine what life would have been like without him.  And another year we all get to rally together in support of the NKF to show our appreciation for all that they do!

Nothing puts into perspective how much things change in a year like looking at these from the past 2 years:

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 kidney collage

The walk will be held on Sunday, November 6th at 1:00 in Richmond, VA.  You can go to http://walk.kidney.org/goto/teamryder to join or donate!  Thank you all so much for supporting us each year, I hope you know how much it means to us!!

Lets go Team Ryder :)

3 comments:

Diana said...

I'm joining this year :)

Emily W said...

It is amazing the transformation from year to year in this pictures. Same spot, same can of beans but the hair gets longer and his smile gets bigger. We hope to be able to give a little something again this year.

Kristen said...

Aww.. look how widdle he was!! :) but he gets more handsome every year. Can't wait for the walk! xoxo